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March 24, 2025
Contract Consolidation Under GSA Could Hurt Innovation
The pending consolidation of more than $490 billion in annual federal procurement under the General Services Administration could exacerbate the ongoing shrinking of the federal contracting base and stymie contracting innovation, undercutting its stated efficiency goal.
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March 24, 2025
DC Circ. Appears Divided In Venezuelan Deportation Appeal
A D.C. Circuit panel seemed split on Monday as the appellate judges contended with the Trump administration's bid to dissolve a trial court order blocking the deportations of some Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
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March 24, 2025
Kimmel's Use Of Santos Videos Not Fair, 2nd Circ. Told
Cameo videos recorded by former U.S. Rep. George Santos were designed to be satirical jokes, and their rebroadcast by ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel was not a transformative work protected by the copyright law's fair use doctrine, Santos' attorney told the Second Circuit on Monday.
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March 24, 2025
Ore. Tribe Backs Hydro Utility's Eminent Domain Bid At Falls
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has asked an Oregon federal judge to approve a utility company's attempt to condemn five acres of public land for the operation of a hydroelectric project, saying another tribe believes wrongly that condemnation would eliminate its fishing platform.
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March 24, 2025
Venezuelans Seek Hold On End To DHS Removal Protections
Lawyers representing Venezuelans living in the United States urged a California federal judge on Monday to pause actions by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that would end temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country, saying the actions were driven in part by racial animus.
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March 24, 2025
NC Urges Court To Rule Fla. Realty Co. Duped Homeowners
The North Carolina Attorney General's Office has urged a state business court to find that a Florida real estate company targeted homeowners and tricked them into signing long-term predatory agreements in exchange for small cash advances, saying it is undisputed that the law was broken.
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March 24, 2025
Colo. Judge Doubts Iffy Firing Facts Can Get Restaurant A Win
A Colorado federal judge was skeptical Monday that he, rather than a jury, should be the one to decide whether a seafood restaurant fired a worker because of her nationality or because she drank alcohol before a shift, in a suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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March 24, 2025
'Enough Is Enough': Tornado Cash Users Demand Judgment
Challengers to the Treasury Department's now-dissolved sanctions of crypto mixer Tornado Cash on Monday urged a Texas federal judge to make clear that the designation was unlawful despite the government's claims that the case is moot now that it has removed Tornado Cash from its blocked persons list.
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March 24, 2025
HHS To Share Immigration Status Of Migrant Kid Sponsors
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday removed part of a regulation barring it from sharing the immigration status of potential sponsors of unaccompanied children with law enforcement or immigration enforcement agencies.
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March 24, 2025
T-Mobile, UScellular Deal Could Cut Service, FCC Warned
The planned multibillion-dollar tie-up between T-Mobile and UScellular wireless operations could harm consumers by shutting down cell towers in areas that can't be served without government deployment aid, the deal's opponents told the Federal Communications Commission.
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March 24, 2025
4th Circ. Halts Removal Of PFAS Suits Against 3M
The Fourth Circuit agreed on Monday to halt a panel's split decision allowing 3M to remove to federal court lawsuits brought by Maryland and South Carolina alleging environmental contamination from forever chemicals, while it considers their request for rehearing.
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March 24, 2025
Justices Asked To Weigh Mississippi Ban On Medical Pot Ads
The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a First Amendment challenge to the state's ban on cannabis advertisements, which was recently upheld by the Fifth Circuit.
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March 24, 2025
Judge OKs NIL Recruiting Rules Deal Between States, NCAA
A Tennessee federal judge has signed off on a settlement that resolves antitrust litigation over the NCAA's practice of banning the use of possible name, image and likeness compensation when recruiting athletes.
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March 24, 2025
Feds Argue That Medicare Extrapolation Audits Are Valid
Humana Inc.'s challenge to a federal rule that revamps how Medicare Advantage organizations are audited would send the government "back to where it started more than six years ago," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told a federal court Friday.
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March 24, 2025
Judge Won't Stop Calif. Offshore Lease Fight For Gov't Redo
A California federal judge has refused to pause litigation challenging extensions for offshore oil and gas leases in the area of a 2015 pipeline spill, saying she wasn't convinced that the U.S. Department of the Interior would seriously reconsider its decision.
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March 24, 2025
Judge Blocks Texas A&M's Drag Show Ban, Cites First Amendment
A federal judge in Houston on Monday blocked a Texas A&M University System policy banning drag performances on its campuses, writing that a student group's drag performance is a form of theater that could proceed this week as planned.
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March 24, 2025
Colo. Justices Say ABA Standards Don't Trump State's Rules
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday affirmed disciplinary sanctions against a lawyer who unloaded expletives at school staff in the presence of his minor client, finding in an opinion that the American Bar Association's standards for lawyer sanctions are "an important guiding authority" but don't override Colorado's own rules.
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March 24, 2025
Judge Slams Pa. County For 'Sneaky' Climate Suit End Run
A Pennsylvania state judge seemed skeptical Monday that Bucks County's Big-Tobacco style lawsuit against oil companies should move forward, calling out the county for what he said was its commissioners' attempt to avoid scrutiny by filing the lawsuit without first providing the public adequate notice.
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March 24, 2025
Conn. Hospital Lacks Justiciability In $8.3M Fight, State Says
A Connecticut state court cannot offer any practical relief to a children's hospital that says the Department of Social Services should have paid it an $8.3 million performance-based bonus for 2022, so a lawsuit that seeks only declaratory rulings should be thrown out, the state said Monday.
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March 24, 2025
DHS Deporting Immigrants To Arbitrary Countries, Suit Says
A group of immigrants have filed a proposed class action in Massachusetts federal court challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's purported policy of deporting noncitizens without warning to countries that are neither their country of origin nor a country where they have status or citizenship.
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March 24, 2025
Trump Proposes 25% Tariff On Venezuelan Oil Buyers
President Donald Trump detailed plans Monday on his social media platform to set a 25% tariff on any country purchasing Venezuelan oil, later clarifying in a White House press appearance that those levees would come on top of any existing tariffs.
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March 24, 2025
Groups Press DC Judge To Unfreeze EPA Climate Funds
Three nonprofits awarded billions of dollars under climate change investment initiatives established under the Inflation Reduction Act have asked a federal judge to restore their access to grant funds that they claim the Trump administration has unlawfully blocked.
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March 24, 2025
Texas High Court Revives Developer's Floodplain Takings Suit
The Texas Supreme Court has said a developer can again argue at trial court that Houston's new floodplain system thwarted its planned community and amounted to a regulatory taking, even though the ordinance was a valid exercise of police power.
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March 24, 2025
SEC, FINRA Enforcement Heads Say Crypto Still A Focus
Heads of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority indicated Monday the agencies are keeping their eyes on cryptocurrency, even as the former has backed off of various cases and investigations involving crypto.
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March 24, 2025
Feds Accuse Columbia Activist Of Fraud On Green Card App
The Trump administration said Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who is facing removal for negatively impacting U.S. foreign policy, is also removable because he concealed prior employment history on his green card application.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
California Climate Lawsuit Bill Is Constitutionally Flawed
A bill in the California Legislature that would let victims of climate-related disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires sue oil and gas producers for spreading misinformation about climate change is too vague, retroactive and focused on one industry to survive constitutional scrutiny, says Kyla Christoffersen Powell at the Civil Justice Association of California.
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What's Next For Russia Sanctions After Task Force Disbanded
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was initially aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ funds and assets, is unlikely to mean the end of Russia sanctions enforcement and other economic countermeasures, as the architecture for criminal enforcement remains in place, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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What To Expect From 'Make America Healthy Again' Actions
The Make America Healthy Again Commission recently established by President Donald Trump and chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will potentially bring energy and attention to important public health topics, and stakeholders should be aware of pathways for sharing their input and proactively informing proceedings, says Nicholas Manetto at Faegre Drinker.
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Texas Banking Dept. Memo Demystifies Crypto Classifications
A recent memorandum from the Texas Department of Banking provides clarity with respect to the classification of both stablecoins and nonstablecoin virtual currencies under the state's Money Services Modernization Act, flagging for firms that stablecoins may be scrutinized more closely as money transmission, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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How Citizen Petitions Have Affected Drug Competition
In light of recent citizen petitions and proposed legislation regulating such petitions, Omar Robles at Managing Health analyzes the statistics of the extent to which citizen petitions have been filed, and to what extent they have delayed competition in prescription pharmaceuticals.
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Texas Fraud Case Shows Dangers Of Faulty Crypto Reporting
The recent sentencing of a man who failed to properly report capital gains from bitcoin sales is a reminder that special attention must be given to the IRS' reporting requirements in order to stay out of the government's crosshairs, says Saverio Romeo at Fox Rothschild.
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Potential Impacts Of IRS' $1M Affiliate Pay Deduction Cap
If finalized, a recent Internal Revenue Service proposal expanding Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to include the highly compensated employees of affiliates would make tracking which executives may be subject to the limit from year to year far more complex, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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Justices' TikTok Ruling May Pose Threat To Online Expression
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark ruling upholding a federal law mandating TikTok's forced divestiture in the name of data security may embolden digital censorship agendas worldwide, says IP lawyer Bahram Jafari.
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Suggestions For CFTC Enforcement's New Leadership
The recent change in leadership at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission presents an opportunity to reflect on past practices and consider opportunities for improvement at the commission's Enforcement Division, including in observing precedent and providing greater enforcement transparency, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.
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What SDNY Judge Can And Can't Do In Adams Case
The federal judge in the Southern District of New York overseeing the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams deferred making a decision on the government's motion to dismiss the indictment, and while he does have limited authority to deny the motion, that would ultimately be a futile gesture, says Ethan Greenberg at Anderson Kill.
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Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments
A law recently passed in Massachusetts amends the commonwealth's False Claims Act by dramatically expanding potential liability for private equity firms and investors, underscoring the importance of robust diligence and risk assessments for private equity firms conducting transactions in the commonwealth, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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How Crypto Firms Should Approach Patchwork Of State Laws
The Money Transmission Modernization Act was designed to create uniformity across state digital regulations, but the reality remains far from consistent — as demonstrated by the patchwork of laws in states like Texas, Vermont, New York and California — so as state legislatures convene in the coming weeks, crypto firms should watch closely for developments that could shape the regulatory landscape, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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A Path Forward For Cos. Amid Trump's Anti-DEIA Efforts
Given the Trump administration’s recent efforts targeting corporate diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs — including threatening possible criminal prosecution — companies should carefully tailor their DEIA initiatives to comply with both the letter and the spirit of antidiscrimination law, say attorneys at Pillsbury.